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THE PLAINSMAN

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The Crime of

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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS SATURDAY, MARCH 20, 1937.

TO-DAY AT THE CINEMA

Hong Kong

KING'S:-

"Camille"

QUEEN'S:-

•

The Plainsman." ORIENTAL:-

"Walking On Air“

Kowloon

ALHAMBRA: ---

"The Pialasman"

MAJESTIC:

"Bengal Tiger"

STAR:-

"Crime Of Dr. Forbes"

KING'S:

Sunday

"Camille"

QUEEN'Se

"The Plainsman" ORIENTAL

"Born To Dance" ALHAMBRA!—

"The Plainsman" STAR:-

"The Plainsman" 'MAJESTIC:

"Old Hutch."

THE PLAINSMAN

The beautiful romance of Wild BE" Hickok and "Calamity Jane." two frontler characters who wrote their names large in American history, is the motivation of the new Cecil B. DeMille epic, "The Plainsmah." a magnificent saga

of

American greatness in the making. which opens at the Queen's and Alhothbra Theatres to-day, and at the Star Theatre to-morrow.

The leading roles are played by Gary Cooper and Jean Arthur. the romantic couple who scored in "Mr. Deeds Goes to Town." They are supported by a score of. brilliant actors including James Ellison as "Buffalo Bill"; Charles Blekford as John Lattimer, noto- rious gun-runner: Porter Hall as Jack McCall, the man who slew Hickok: Paul Harvey as the Indian

sachem

"Yellow Hand"; Victor Varconi as 'Painted Horse"; John Miljan as General Custer; Frank McGlynn, Sr., as Abraham Lincoln, Helen Burgess, recently "discover ed" in a Hollywood cafeteria by DeMille and given the important role of Mrs William A. Cody, and many others.

CAMILLE

The coupling of Greta Qarbo and Robert Taylor for "Camille" proves to have been a stroke of .screen genius.

Produced by Metro-Goldwyn- Mayer with George Cukor directing and a brilliant cast in support, the 'Dumas love story is an ideal vehi- cle for the two most glamorous stars of the modern screen. The plcture opens to-day at the King's Theatre.

The brillant cast includes Lionel Barrymore, Elizabeth Allan, Jessie Ralph, Henry Danfell, Lenore Viric, Laura Hope Crews, Rex O'Malley, Russell Hardie and E. E. Give, all of whom give performances of a stellar calibre.

BORN TO DANCE

The producers who gave you "Broadway Melody of 1936" and "The Great Ziegfeld" come through with another smash musical suc- eess in "Born to Dance" showing the Oriental Theatre 10~ morrow, Monday and Tuesday. with Eleanor Powell, "Queen Taps," who dances her way fresh triumphs to the scintillating song hits of Cole Porter.

at

THE PLAINSMAN??

A treacherous wife and a disloyal pal! June Travis, Warren Hall ́ ́and- Barton Machane in a tense scene from the thriller, “Bengal

Tiger" coming to the Majestic Theatre to-day.

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GANDHI STILL A POWER

Congress Committee Decision

New Dehi, Mar, 18 After thirteen hours' discussion, the All-India Congress 'committee, by 127 votes to 70, adopted the amended resolution authorising

and permitting acceptance of of- fice in the Provinces where the Congress commands the majority.

The legislature providing for ministerships shall not be accepted unless the leader of the congress party legislature is satisfied and able to atate publicly that the Governor will not use his special powers for interference, or sut aside the advice of the ministers regarding their constitutional activities.

The fact that the resolution favours the "acceptance of office and that it was carried by a large majority is regarded as evidence that Gandhi and his methods stili. dominate the Congress.

The argument of the Gandhi group appears to be that efforts should be made to carry out the Congress programme constitution- ally, and that if Congress forms. Ministries' there will be no deliber- ate attempt to create deadlocks.

It is argued that if a deadlock arlses, and it comes from the Governors' restriction of the Con- gress programme; then the whole position would be reconsidered by the Congress working committee.

A feature of to-day's meeting was the comparative failure of the Socialist element, which is regard- ed as demonstrating that it is as yet unable seriously to challenge Gandhi's sway.- Reuter.

SIMPSON DIVORCE

HEARING

London, Mar. 18. To-morrow's Divorce Court caus list has the following entry:

"Before the President, Sir Boyd Merriman: Undefended divorce case: Simpson. W. versus. Simp- son. E.A.. (Application by the King's Pructor for directions), Hearing fixed for 10.30 am..

This unusual application, it is understood does not represent the Proctor's formal intervention the proceedings in which Mrs. Wally Simpson was granted a "decree nisi" against her husband, but is designed to dispel certain rumours which have been in clr- culation.

Mr. Ernest Simpson had not been informed about the applica- tion and was not aware of it until he saw the notification in the press.- Reuter.

CLICHY EVENTS

Paris. March 18.. The politica: readers of the com- munist party met here to-day to what would be their consider attitude towards the occurrences in Clichy.

A declaratiofi

DIARY OF LOCAL EVENTS

SATURDAY, MARCH 20

Anniversaries and Holidays --St.' Cuthbert (A.687).

Cinema. King's: "Camille." Queen's: "The Plainsinan." Central:-"Chinese Picture.” Oriental:"Walking On Air." World:"Chinese Picture" Alhambra, "The Plainsman.” Majestic:"Bengal Tiger." Star:-"Crime Of Dr. Forbes." Dancea-Kowloon Cricket Club Dance, 9.30 p.m.

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Entertainments-Charity Concert at Munsang College Hall, Kowloon City. 7.30 pin. In ald of Holy Trinity Church rebuilding fund.

Miscellaneous, Scouts' Annual 'Banner Rally, at Diocesan Boys' School 'grounds; Annual Inspection of Hong Kong Volunteers by the 9.0.0, at Headquarters 3.15 p.m. Religious-Lenten Service by Fr. H. McNulty, Catholic Cathedral, '6 p.m.

Social Craigengower Cricket Club fortnightly Whist Drive and Tembola, 9:30 pm.; Hong Kong English Forum's Dinner Dance, at Hotel Cecil, 8.30 p.m.

Sports-(See Page 10), Moon-II Moon, 8th. Day. Sunrise.-6.28 am Sunset--8.35

p.m.

Tides-High at 5.00 and 15.14; Low at 6.48 and 23.35.

SUNDAY, MARCH 21. Anniversaries and Holidays.- Palm Sunday. Vernal Equinox- (Ch'un-fez).

Cinemas.

King's."Camille." Queen's: "The Plainsman" Oriental:-"Born To Dance" World:-"Chinese Picture" Alhambra:-"The Painsman" " Majestic:-"Old Hutch": Star:-"The Plainsman"

Entertainments-Band Concert at Peninsula Hotel, 9 pm.

Miscellaneous. Claims against the Estate of James Shearer due; Y.M.C.A. Discussion Group, 9 p.m.. West Lounge,

Religious Lenten Service by Father Hugh McNulty, Catholic Cathedral, 6 p.m.; Chinese Chris- tian Fellowship, at St. Paul's" Church Social Hall. 8,00 p.m. Speaker, Mr. Amps.

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Tides. High at 18.45: Low at 22.03.

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FLOODS ÎN FEN AREA

Positions WellTM In Hand

CURRENCY ORDER

IN SPAIN

Salamanca, March 18.

All private persons of Spanish nationality and all banks and joint stock

In companies registered Spain, whether they are situated in Spain Itself or in foreign coun→ tries, must have all the foreign exchange in their possession changed for equivalent sums of " pesates at the ofacial rate of ex- change, states a decree just lasted Government by the Nationalist

Lordon, Maren 18. Replying to the debate on the Navy Estimates, in which refer- ence was made that Japar might

London, Mar. 18. adopt a 15-inch gun. Sir Samuel

Although the danger of the ex- Hoare, First Lord of the Admiralty, said that he had no official in- tension of the. floods in the Fen area is still present, the situation formation in that connection but that it would be a matter for the generally was reported by the Min- gredtest regret if one of the naval ister of Agriculture in the House of here. were

powers started

Commons. this afternoon to be on bigger guns than 14-inch or ships bigger than somewhat eased. 35,000 tons.

was issued 011

Wednesday, evening emphasising that the

communist party determined that Popular Front Communist, Radical Socialists, Social Democrats, and Trade Union Fedrations should be main- tained, but that the frightful events on the night of the Clichy disturbances indicate the desirabi lity that all Fascist Societies be dissolved.-

Transocean Newr Service.

"So far as Britain is concerned we intend to stick to the 14-inch gun for the 35,000 ton battleship, if all the other naval powers did the same, and there is the widest measure of agreement between certain of the naval powers."

He was sure, he continued, that It would be better for the world as a whole and he did not think any navy would lose in any way, insofor as efficiency was concern- ed. He hoped that they would not have to change the dealgus for Washington, Mar. 18. capital ships in the future, but if President Manuel Quezon and other countries broke the agree- United States officials have agreed ment they would have to consider to the terms of the proposal to the new situation— advance the date of the complete | Neuter. independence of the islands from

·∙1936 to 1933 or 1939.

INDEPENDENCE OF PHILIPPINES

Miss Powell's work in "Born to Dance" is something akin to sensational. She taps her way up and down stairs. executes а number on a space hardly larger than a dime, leads a "swing" band with her agile.toes and in

A committee of experts will be every way lives up to her reputa- appointed to work out details of tion as the World's greatest the revision of the Independence feminine tap dancer

programme enacted in 1934. Reuter

CRIME OF DR. FORBES.

Unusual for its love story and its lines, a daring theme that startles dramatic suspense, and packing aand surprises with its implications, last-minute punch that stamps it the film presents a problem entirely one of the ecreen's current tri-new to the cinema. Does this docz umphs, "The Crime of Dr. Forbes," tor violate his sacred oath because gew Fox pleture, now at the Bter he loves so much? Is his deed Theatre has a noteworthy cast, far murder of compassion? cluding Gloria Stuart, Robert Kent, Robert Kent, chief assistant to Henry Armetta. J. Edward Brom-J. Edward Bromberg, noted physi- berg. Bara Haden and Alan Dine-cian engaged in research seeking a hart.

cure for a fatal spinal disease, is Bringing to the screen, a topic seen as "Dr. Forbes," who is faced blazoned in the newspaper head-' with the dramatic dilemma.

STILL OPTIMISTIC

The British Government intends

London, March 18.

debate on naval

Moreover, all gold, whether mint- ed or tu bars, must be handed over

It was suggested to the Minister to the State in the form of a de- that the skill and assistance of pasit for which the State will give regimental engineers might be acknowledgement. Finally, all for- called upon but Mr. Morrison safdelen securities and all Spanish or that the Catchment Boards had at foreign share or bond scrips must their disposal, engineers who were also be surrendered at once. fully qualified to deal with their special problems.

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Non-compliance with this regula- tion will be taken as open rebel-

If it were found that their re-lon and the offenders will be tried

were not adequate, the by a court-martinL~~ government would be ready to give Transocean News Service. any help in their power, and no.

such assistance had request for even been refused. The main dan- ger spot at present, he added, was at the dam on the Ouse River,

Press reports from the localities affected state, that the chief en- gineer of the Great Ouse Catch- ment Board describes the position as being well in hand. The levels in the banks; which in parts stand

NO FURTHER BREACHES

to stick to 14-inch guns for 35,000- | ten feet higher than the Bur- ton battleships if all other powers rounding land, are on, an average do the same, declared Bir Bamuel of six inches lower, Hoare, First Lord of the Admiral- British Wireiran. - ty! replying to a question in the House of Commons with regard to the report that Japan might adopt 18-inch guns, during the re- part stage estimates."

Sir Samuel added he still hoped It would be possible to implement the naval agreement reached at London last year. It would be a great calamity for the world if such understandings were not car ried out by the great naval po- wers "and we saw again the start of competition amongst new typės | Ouse River and sizes."

Reuter's Bulletin Service.

London, Mar. 18. The position in the Fenland dis- tricts remains anxious, although no further serious breaches in the awollen rivers have occurred.

The level of the River Ouse pas not dropped at all. The scene of alarms shifted to-day to the Frick- willow district, where 150 tons of clay have already been used to support the banks of the Little

PERPETUAL LEASES

IN JAPAN TO CEASE

An agreement has, I understand, been made between the Japanese Government and the British Em- bassy in Tokio, as representative of British lease-holders, to end. the system of "perpetual lenses" In 1942, by converting the tenure. of such properties into normal landowner's fight, writes a corres- pondent in the "Daily Telegraph."

The perpetual leases in Bri tish hands-chiefly at Yokohama, Osaka, Kobe and Nagasaki-entitle their owners at present to exemp tion from all taxation or charges. for public purposes on very valu able property.

They are survivals of the "Capi- tuistions" established in 1859 by Lord Elgin's treaty, when special settlements putside, the range of Japanese law or taxation were allotted to foreign traders.

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